第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day a small group of young people were at a wildlife park on a field trip.
“Oh, look at her, she's so beautiful.” All of us   21   a cheetah（印度豹）named Subira in respect－except a teenage boy called Cory in the back row, who seemed to be   22   to himself in impatience. When several members of the group turned in his   23  , he brushed the front of his T-shirt as though to   24   dust, and, in a gesture clearly meaning to   25   us, rolled up the right sleeve (袖子）of his shirt, further showing his well-developed   26  .
Cory had   27   of playing professional baseball someday. No one doubted Cory's   28  . But that was before the car accident. Not only did Cory lose a   29    in the accident but his hope and his spirit.
Seeing such a large audience, Subira couldn’t wait to give the crowd a   30   of her skills. “How fast she runs!” one shouted. “But she only has three legs.” one cried.
No one was more   31   than Cory. He stared at the animal with the missing leg and he smiled, tears of hope in his   32  .
Looking   33   into Cory' s face, the organizer explained “It was soon after she came to us that she showed her own worth－a   34    gift of love and spirit. In the past few years, the gift of Subira has   35   people around the world，and without words Subria has become our most persuasive   36  , and the most priceless gift.”
Cory asked   37  , “Can I touch her?”
As the rest of the group looked on in amazement, the boy wheeled himself over to the large gate and   38   to push it open. The expression on his face was one of great   39  . It was clear that Cory had   40   the gift of Subira.
21. A. listened to   B. laughed at C. smiled at    D. stared at
22. A. talking     B. wondering  C. sitting     D. lying

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23. A. face         B. direction    C. way       D. attitude24. A. clear        B. feel        C. remove      D. catch
25. A. amuse      B. impress     C. satisfy     D. frighten
26. A. fingers     B. body      C. hands     D. muscles
27. A. talked      B. dreamed     C. decided      D. expected
28. A. smartness     B. speed     C. ability       D. mind
29. A. leg              B. arm       C. hand      D. promise
30. A. memory          B. speed     C. show     D. quality
31. A. astonished    B. interrupted C. terrified     D. disappointed
32. A. heart       B. face       C. expression  D. eyes
33. A. bravely     B. frankly       C. directly     D. immediately
34. A. unique     B. common     C. right      D. difficult
35. A. excited     B. warned       C. described   D. touched
36. A. newspaper    B. spokesman  C. program   D. teacher
37. A. calmly           B. softly           C. bitterly       D. proudly
38. A. wished     B. decided      C. begged       D. struggled
39. A. puzzle     B. disappointment  C. satisfaction       D. shame
40. A. received       B. refused       C. seen       D. found